According to McCann, Blecher specializes in antitrust litigation and wrote a letter to NBA executive vice president Rich Buchanan, asserting that he would sue and implying that a formal decision would be made on the Sterling saga.

McCann also notes that "The letter, sources tell SI.com, claims that Sterling has done nothing wrong and that 'no punishment is warranted' for Sterling."

Blecher added that Sterling won't pay the $2.5 million fine commissioner Adam Silver dished out, on top of a ban for life from the league, stating in the letter, "We reject your demand for payment." The litigator also argues that Sterling's due process rights were violated and that Sterling did not violate any specific provision of the NBA Constitution.

In case there's a need to rehash what led to this unfortunate fiasco, Sterling made racist remarks in private that were released to the public. That was the genesis for his ban from the NBA and the maximum fine Silver assessed to him.

What kind of a guy goes to every city, has sex with every girl, then he catches HIV? Is that someone we want to respect and tell our kids about? I think he should be ashamed of himself. I think he should go into the background. But what does he do for the black people? He doesn't do anything.

McCann weighed in on Sterling's CNN appearance, along with what to expect in the forthcoming litigation:

Sterling clearly made an effort to deflect blame and not acknowledge his own shortcomings in the Cooper interview. Nothing could have accentuated that more than his decision to take the NBA to court.

It's interesting that Blecher's area of expertise is antitrust law, because it's ridiculous to assert that the blowback Sterling has received for his ignorant conduct is due to collusion. There isn't a conspiracy against Donald Sterling. The man manufactured this monstrous image by being bigoted and getting caught on tape espousing those views.

Based on this course of legal action, Sterling seems to feel little authentic remorse. The Clippers franchise, fanbase and the rest of pro basketball has dealt enough with the negativity surrounding the disgraced owner. By adding a nitpicking lawyer to the mix and dragging this through due process, it will only add to the misery for the maligned franchise.